Musical-instrument case.



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APPLICATION FILED APR-26, 909' Patented July 24, 1917.

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CASE. APPLICATION FILED APR.26,1909.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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JAMES CLARKE HAGEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE CABLE COMPANY,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MUSICAL-INSTRUMENT CASE.

Application filed April 26, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, JAMES CLARKE HAGEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in lVIusical-Instrument Cases, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of musical instruments having partswhich should be exposed or to which access is desired by means ofclosable openings in the case, and has for its object to effect certainimprovements in the construction and arrangement of parts of the case toprovide such openings and closures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper part of a self-playingmusical instrument, showing an opening, in that part of the case usuallytermed the musicpanel, and slides for covering said opening;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the reverse side of the music-panel shown inFig. 1, with the opening covered by the slides;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section, taken upon the line 3 3, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section, taken upon the line H, Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is acview, similar to Fig. 1, of a modified construction;

Fig. 6 is a view, similar to Fig. 2, of the modified construction shownin Fig. 5;

F ig. 7 is a horizontal section, taken upon the line 7-7, Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a vertical section, taken upon the line 88, Fig. 6.

I have shown an application of the invention to the music-panel of aplayer-piano such as is partly controlled in operation by a travelingperforated sheet, proposing thereby to demonstrate a practicallyarranged closure which will assist in presenting a neatly finishedappearance, allow a maximum amount of space within the instrument casefor player devices and which will, when open, allow free access to themusic-roll-box and, when closed, so effectively conceal the same thatattention will not be drawn to the fact that player-devices arecontained in this part of the instrument.

Panel 1 is provided with a rectangular opening 2, upper rail 3 and lowerrail 4. The rails extend forwardly from the panel to receive slides 5and 6, which are fitted into the space therebetween and movably securedin position by means of screws, 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 191 '7 Serial No. 492,350.

and S, passing through slots 9 and 10, respectively, from the back ofpanel 1. The slots are of a length to correctly limit the movement ofthe slides for properly exposing and covering opening 2 and are sopositioned in panel 1 that they are themselves covered at all times bythe slides.

Figs. 1 to 1 show a simple arrangement of the parts and moderateornamentation thereof. Pilasters 11 and 1e are arranged to projectpartly beyond the ends of panel 1, concealing the joint thereat when thepanel is placed in position in the instrument, and pilasters l2 and 13are placed at the outer edges of and form a part of the slides. As shownin Fig. 3, the inner edges of these slides may be shaped to conceal thejoint when they are moved together.

Figs. 5 to 8 show a different ornamentation and slight modification inthe construction. The pilasters evident in the previously describedconstruction are absent in this modification. In place thereof, screenpanels 15 and 16 are substituted. They are fixed between rails 3 and atand positioned forward of the outer end parts of the slides to providespace into which the said end parts may extend and be concealed. For thepurpose of obtaining extraordinary rigidity in construction, I prefer tosecure the outer parts of the screenpanels to panel 1, as shown in Fig.7, although this is not necessary. The ornamentation and finish ofeither of the types of construction herein described may be carried outin any desirable manner without departing from the spirit and scope ofthis invention.

I have indicated in Figs. 1 and 8 my preferred use of metal screwplatesl7 and 18, which may be set in the rear surface of, and aiiixed to, theslides to provide secure attachment of the screws 7 and 8 therewith.

In some instances, it may be desirable to position a glass cover 20 sothat it may be drawn over the opening 2 and, where such is the case, itmay be advisable to recess panel 1 about one or more of the slots, as at19, to accommodate the head of screw 7 and thereby avoid interference ofthe screwhead with adjustment of said cover.

Having described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureLetters Patent, the following:

1. In a musical instrument case, an outer wall or panel, a slide, andconcealed means supporting said slide for movement over the outersurface of said wall or panel.

2. In a musical instrument case, a slotted wall or panel, a slide, andmeans extending through the slot or slots in said wall or panel andsupporting said slide for movement over the outer surface of said wallor panel.

8. In a musical instrument case, a wall or panel provided with a rail orrails projecting from the outer surface thereof, a slide, and meanssupporting said slide for movement over the outer surface of said wallor panel along said rail or rails.

4. In a musical instrument case, a slotted wall or panel provided with arail projecting from the outer surface thereof, a slide, and meansextending through the slot or slots in said wall or panel and supportingsaid slide for movement over the outer surface of said wall or panelalong said rail.

5. In a musical instrument case, a slotted wall or panel provided withan opening, a

movable member on the outer side of said wall or panel, and meansextending inwardly from the inner side of said member through the slotor slots in said wall or panel and supporting said member for movementover the opening in said wall or panel.

6. In a musical instrument case, a slotted wall or panel, a slide, andmeans extending through the slot or slots in said wall or panel andsupporting said slide for movement over the outer surface of said wallor panel, the slot or slots in said wall or panel being concealed bysaid slide.

7 In a musical instrument case, a slotted wall or panel provided with arail projecting from the outer surface thereof, and with an opening atone side of the rail, a movable member, and means supporting said memberfor movement along the rail and over the opening in said wall or panel,said means extending through the slot or slots in said wall or panel.

8. In a musical instrument case, a slotted wall or panel provided with arail projecting from the outer surface thereof, and with an opening atone side of the rail, a movable member, and means extending through theslot or slots in said wall or panel and supporting said member formovement along the rail and over the opening in said wall or panel, theslot or slots in said wall or panel being concealed by said member.

9. In a musical instrument case, a wall or panel having an aperture, aslide, and concealed means securing said slide to said wall or panel formovement over the outer surface thereof to cover and uncover saidaperture.

10. In a musical instrument case, a wall' or panel having an aperture, aslide, and means supporting said slide for movement over the outersurface of said wall or panel to cover and uncover said aperture, saidmeans being concealed by said slide.

11. In a musical instrument case, a wall or panel having an aperture, aslide, and means securing said slide to said wall or panel for movementover the outer surface thereof to cover and uncover said aperture, saidmeans being concealed by said slide. 7

12. In a musical instrument case, a wall or panel provided with anopening, a movable member, and means movably securing said member tosaid wall or panel for movement of said member over the opening in saidwall or panel for concealment of said opening. V

13. In a musical instrument case, an outer wall or panel, a movablemember, and means supporting said member for movement into a positionappositional with and covering a portion of the outer surface of saidwall or panel, said means being concealed throughout movement of saidmember;

14. In a musical instrument case, a wall or panel, a movable member, andmeans securing said member to said wall or panel for movement into aposition appositional with and covering a portion of the outer surfaceof said wall or panel, said means being concealed throughout movement ofsaid member.

15. In a musical instrument case, a' wall or panel, 'a movable member,and means sup-' porting said member for movement into a positionappositional with and covering a of April, 1909, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES CLARKE HAGEY.

Witnesses:

WM. F. HEINRICHS, A. S. BONEBRAKE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

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